{"id":3530,"date":"2026-08-29T02:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T02:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=3530"},"modified":"2026-08-29T02:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T02:00:49","slug":"olivia-munn-refuses-to-hide-her-mastectomy-scars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=3530","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Munn Refuses to Hide Her Mastectomy Scars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/olivia-munn\/\" id=\"auto-tag_olivia-munn\" data-tag=\"olivia-munn\">Olivia Munn<\/a> is reframing how she views her body after surviving back-to-back health battles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/style\/2026\/08\/27\/olivia-munn-anne-klein-health-style-fashion-cancer-postpartum\/91443881007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>USA Today<\/em><\/a>, the 46-year-old actress shared how she rebuilt her confidence following a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery for Luminal B <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/breast-cancer\/\" id=\"auto-tag_breast-cancer\" data-tag=\"breast-cancer\">breast cancer<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/health-and-wellness\/articles\/1235026146\/olivia-munn-breast-cancer-diagnosis-surreal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">diagnosis<\/a> came right as she was recovering from a year of severe postpartum anxiety after welcoming her son Malcolm in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI was hoping and expecting to bounce back to what I looked like nine months before,\u201d Munn said, \u201cand that didn\u2019t happen.\u201d,\u201d Munn said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-related-links \/\/ lrv-u-padding-a-050 a-background-color-body-inset-b-2@mobile-max\">\n\t<!-- disable-pmc_link_tags_to_related_posts-starts --><\/p>\n<article class=\"o-card a-background-color-body-offset-tl-n1@tablet lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-b-1 u-padding-a-1@tablet lrv-u-margin-t-1 lrv-u-border-a-1 lrv-u-border-color-brand-secondary\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/health-and-wellness\/articles\/1235073670\/jelly-roll-ozempic-rumors-response\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex@tablet\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-display-none@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-4x3 u-width-125@tablet\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-sheknows-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/P1044ONX.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Jelly Roll at the &quot;Star Search&quot; Season Finale &amp; Red Carpet held at CBS Radford Studios on February 17, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content u-margin-l-1@tablet\">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  u-letter-spacing-015 lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase a-font-secondary-bold-s lrv-u-font-size-14 lrv-u-margin-t-050 lrv-u-margin-t-1@desktop lrv-u-margin-b-025 u-margin-tb-00@tablet lrv-u-display-block\"><\/p>\n<p>\tRelated story<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-title  a-font-secondary-medium-s@mobile-max a-font-primary-xs@tablet lrv-u-line-height-normal lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-margin-b-1 u-margin-t-050@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-025 lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tJelly Roll Addresses Ozempic Rumors: &#8216;I Know It Sounds Unbelievable&#8217;\t\t<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>\t<!-- disable-pmc_link_tags_to_related_posts-ends --><br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-accent-l   \">\n\t\tRedefining Her Style\u00a0\t<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWeight gain and physical changes from breastfeeding left her feeling frustrated, \u201cand I feel like that was the thing that I had the hardest time figuring out. All of my clothes didn\u2019t fit anymore,\u201d Munn explainedshe continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tInstead of forcing herself into ill-fitting outfits, Munn adapted by being \u201cmore intentional\u201d and choosing comfortable, timeless pieces that fit her new shape. But just as she felt like she was emerging \u201cout of that fog and that psychosis,\u201d she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/health-and-wellness\/articles\/1235040737\/olivia-munn-breast-cancer-video-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">diagnosed with breast cancer<\/a> and underwent five surgeries that changed her relationship with fashion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cAnd when I got to a place, like after my four surgeries at that point, I just had this moment where I told myself, \u2018I am tired of not dressing the way that I want to dress. I don\u2019t know how I\u2019m gonna do it, but I\u2019m tired of not of not feeling like myself every day,\u2019\u201d she said, adding, \u201cAnd I just made the decision after going through years of back-to-back battles that I\u2019m just not going to spend the rest of my life feeling like I don\u2019t have the outfit to wear. And that was a big motivator for me to be like, \u2018I\u2019m going to figure this out. I\u2019m going to be happy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-accent-l   \">\n\t\tSeeing Her Scars as \u2018Battle Wounds\u2019\u00a0\t<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLearning to feel at ease in her body was an ongoing process, particularly during public appearances and photoshoots.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBefore going public with her diagnosis, she relied on longer hairstyles and tattoo makeup to cover the indentations on her side where lymph nodes were removed. Eventually, she changed how she viewed those physical reminders, recognizing the strength behind them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI remind myself that those are battle wounds,\u201d Munn previously told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/olivia-munn-personal-style-journey-amid-postpartum-anxiety-breast-cancer-12070421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>People<\/em><\/a>. \u201cAnd I can show them what I want, and I can hide them when I want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tShe reached a major turning point while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/health-and-wellness\/articles\/1234725098\/olivia-munn-skims-mastectomy-scars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">filming a Skims campaign<\/a> shoot that benefited the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWe were in the middle of the shoot, and we were changing an outfit that could see more of my scars, and the makeup artist was touching up my scars, and we got to my double mastectomy scars, and they were just really hard to cover up,\u201d Munn told Savannah Guthrie during a 2024 interview on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/olivia-munn-on-decision-to-show-mastectomy-scars-in-skims-campaign-222462021692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>Today<\/em><\/a> show. \u201cAnd then I was looking in the mirror, and I just thought, \u2018I\u2019m done being insecure about my scars.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/health-and-wellness\/articles\/1235073658\/olivia-munn-mastectomy-scars\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olivia Munn is reframing how she views her body after surviving back-to-back health battles.\u00a0 In a recent interview with USA Today, the 46-year-old actress shared how she rebuilt her confidence following a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery for Luminal B breast cancer. The diagnosis came right as she was recovering from a year of severe postpartum anxiety after welcoming her son Malcolm in 2021.\u00a0 \u201cI was hoping and expecting to bounce back to what I looked like nine months before,\u201d Munn said, \u201cand that didn\u2019t happen.\u201d,\u201d Munn said.\u00a0 Related story Jelly Roll Addresses Ozempic Rumors: &#8216;I Know It Sounds Unbelievable&#8217; Redefining Her Style\u00a0 Weight gain and physical changes from breastfeeding left her feeling frustrated, \u201cand I feel like that was the thing that I had the hardest time figuring out. All of my clothes didn\u2019t fit anymore,\u201d Munn explainedshe continued. Instead of forcing herself into ill-fitting outfits, Munn adapted by being \u201cmore intentional\u201d and choosing comfortable, timeless pieces that fit her new shape. But just as she felt like she was emerging \u201cout of that fog and that psychosis,\u201d she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent five surgeries that changed her relationship with fashion.\u00a0 \u201cAnd when I got to a place, like after my four surgeries at that point, I just had this moment where I told myself, \u2018I am tired of not dressing the way that I want to dress. I don\u2019t know how I\u2019m gonna do it, but I\u2019m tired of not of not feeling like myself every day,\u2019\u201d she said, adding, \u201cAnd I just made the decision after going through years of back-to-back battles that I\u2019m just not going to spend the rest of my life feeling like I don\u2019t have the outfit to wear. And that was a big motivator for me to be like, \u2018I\u2019m going to figure this out. I\u2019m going to be happy.\u2019\u201d Seeing Her Scars as \u2018Battle Wounds\u2019\u00a0 Learning to feel at ease in her body was an ongoing process, particularly during public appearances and photoshoots.\u00a0 Before going public with her diagnosis, she relied on longer hairstyles and tattoo makeup to cover the indentations on her side where lymph nodes were removed. Eventually, she changed how she viewed those physical reminders, recognizing the strength behind them.\u00a0 \u201cI remind myself that those are battle wounds,\u201d Munn previously told People. \u201cAnd I can show them what I want, and I can hide them when I want.\u201d She reached a major turning point while filming a Skims campaign shoot that benefited the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation.\u00a0 \u201cWe were in the middle of the shoot, and we were changing an outfit that could see more of my scars, and the makeup artist was touching up my scars, and we got to my double mastectomy scars, and they were just really hard to cover up,\u201d Munn told Savannah Guthrie during a 2024 interview on the Today show. \u201cAnd then I was looking in the mirror, and I just thought, \u2018I\u2019m done being insecure about my scars.&#8217;\u201d Source link<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-female-health-issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}